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1/10/2017 Iranian « Art Radar Asia Art Radar Asia Contemporary art trends and news from Asia and beyond Archive for the ‘Iranian’ Category Four Asian artists nominated for NYC PULSE Awards Posted by artradar on March 9, 2010 i Rate This EMERGING ASIAN ARTISTS – ART PRIZES Four Asian artists were nominated for Pulse Awards at the PULSE art fair (http://www.pulse- art.com/index.htm) which took place in New York City and Miami between 4-7 March 2010: Shun Duk Kang from Korea, Hiroshige Furuhaka from Japan, Farsad Labbauf from Iran and Sopheap Pich from Cambodia. Though none of these four artists won either the PULSE award or the People’s Choice award, the fair gave them extensive exposure (they each won their own booths) and point to their status as emerging names in the global scene. file:///Users/mac/Desktop/Iranian%20%C2%AB%20Art%20Radar%20Asia.htm 1/29 1/10/2017 Iranian « Art Radar Asia (https://artradarasia.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/shindukkang-heaven-and-earth- 2008.jpg) Shin Duk Kang, Heaven and Earth, 2008 Shin Duk Kang (http://www.galeriepici.com/sub_03-2.htm), a South Korean artist, is represented by Seoul’s Galerie Pici (http://www.galeriepici.com/main.htm). She creates installation art that reflect the limits of her material while evoking nature in her work. She also makes prints, which utilize geometric forms to continue exploring the subject of nature. (https://artradarasia.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/hiroshigefukuhara_thenightbecamestarless.jpg) Hiroshige Fukuhara, The Night Became Starless, 2008 Ai Kowada Gallery 9 (http://www.aikowadagallery.com/web_e/site.cgi) represents Hiroshige Fukuhara (http://www.aikowadagallery.com/web_e/site.cgi?mode=main;newno=9), who specialises in drawings with graphite and black gesso on wood. Viewers are drawn to the simplicity of his works, as well as the subtle addition of graphite, which makes his black-on-black drawings shimmer from certain angles. Before PULSE, he was featured in PS1 (http://ps1.org/)’s 2001 show “BUZZ CLUB: News from Japan (http://www.2dk.net/exhibition/BUZZCLUB/e_index.html).” (https://artradarasia.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/farsad_joseph_2007.jpg) Farsad Labbauf, Joseph, 2007 file:///Users/mac/Desktop/Iranian%20%C2%AB%20Art%20Radar%20Asia.htm 2/29 1/10/2017 Iranian « Art Radar Asia Iranian artist Farsad Labbauf (http://www.labbauf.com/) combines figurative painting with Iranian calligraphy to create a unified image, regardless of the content of the words or pictures within that image. He refers to his Persian heritage as his inspiration, especially its carpet-making tradition: that unrelated elements were able to come together in linear patterns to create a whole. He concludes that his work is “often an attempt for the union of the internal.” (https://artradarasia.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/sopheappich_cycle_2005.jpg) Sopheap Pich, Cycle, 2005 Sopheap Pich (http://sopheappich.com/) is a Cambodian artist represented by Tyler Rollins Fine Art (http://www.trfineart.com/) of New York. His work mostly consists of sculptures of bamboo and rattan that evoke both biomorphic figures and his childhood during the Khmer Rogue period. He has become a major figure in the Cambodian contemporary art scene. AL/KCE Related Posts: Colin Chinnery, director of ShContemporary, on future of Shanghai Art Fair – interview Artron (https://artradarasia.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/colin-chinnery-director-of-shcontemporary-on-future- of-shanghai-art-fair-interview-artron/) – Jan 2010 The ones to watch: four young Taiwanese artists in Taipei Arts Awards (https://artradarasia.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/the-ones-to-watch-four-young-taiwanese-artists-in- taipei-arts-awards/) – Jan 2010 Art industry elite meet at inaugural Abu Dhabi Art Fair (https://artradarasia.wordpress.com/2009/12/21/art-industry-elite-meet-at-inaugural-abu-dhabi-art- fair/) – Dec 2009 First NY solo show for Sopheap Pich, Cambodia’s most prominent contemporary artist (https://artradarasia.wordpress.com/category/z-artists/sopheap-pich-z-artists/)– Nov 2009 Abraaj Capital art prize fills void (https://artradarasia.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/abraaj-capital-art- prize-fills-a-void-in-the-art-prize-world/) – May 2009 Subscribe to Art Radar Asia for more news about contemporary Asian artists. (http://www.feedblitz.com/f/? Sub=403966) Posted in Asian, Cambodian, Drawing, Emerging artists, Fairs, Iranian, Japanese, Korean, New York, Painting, Prizes, Sculpture, USA | Tagged: art, art fair, artists, Asian artists, Asian contemporary artists, Calligraphy, cambodia, Cambodian artist, contemporary art, contemporary Asian art, Farsad Labbauf, Hiroshige Fukuhara, installation, Iran, Iranian artists, Japan, Japanese artist, Korean artist, New York City, print, PULSE art fair, sculpture, Shin Duk Kang, Sopheap Pich, South Korea | 1 Comment » Christies in Dubai sets record for most pricey Arab artwork Posted by artradar on November 4, 2009 file:///Users/mac/Desktop/Iranian%20%C2%AB%20Art%20Radar%20Asia.htm 3/29 1/10/2017 Iranian « Art Radar Asia i 1 Votes CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART DUBAI- Christies auctions Ahmed Mustafa's diptych "Remembrance and Gratitude" on October 24, 2009 for a record breaking $662,500. A Christies auction in Dubai set a new record for the price of a contemporary Arab artwork, fetching $662,500 for a double calligraphy piece by Egyptian artist Ahmed Mustafa titled “Remembrance and Gratitude.” Matoob Business (http://business.maktoob.com/20090000389162/Record_for_most_expensive_Arab_art_smashed/Article.htm) reports Mustafa already held the record for the highest selling Arab artwork, and broke his own auction sales record set with a different artwork in 2007. Christies not surprised The record breaking sale was little surprise to Christies, however. The Daily Star (http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=4&article_id=107986) reveals Christies had given the work the highest-ever guide price, valuing Mustafa’s diptych at $600,000-$800,000. Christies Middle East and Europe president Jussi Phylkkanen notes: “Expectations were high, especially with regards to the exhibited works of exceptional quality” Other high sellers The second highest selling artwork at $578,500 dollars was “Untitled (Yellow Heads)” painting by India’s Tyeb Metha. Turkish artist Burhan Dogancay’s “Rift” sold for $242,500, and Iranian Charles Hossein Zenderoudi’s “Kharjee Spirit” fetched $218,500 dollars. Middle Eastern market shows growth file:///Users/mac/Desktop/Iranian%20%C2%AB%20Art%20Radar%20Asia.htm 4/29 1/10/2017 Iranian « Art Radar Asia The October 24th auction in total sold 6.7 million dollars worth of artworks, twice the value reached in the last auction that was held in April. The October sale was being viewed by experts as a test for the Middle Eastern art market, which has struggled in the recession as the mega rich expressed less interest in purchasing artworks. Regarding the sale, AFP (http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hw80poWmRYX1lpoZaWUYhh00UMyw) reports that Michael Jeha, Christies Middle East managing director commented: “Despite the global economic crisis… the appetite for art in the Middle East continues to grow, and also the appetite for Middle Eastern arts.” Jeha continued by saying that since the first auction in 2006, Christies sales in Dubai have risen by 400%. Related Posts Review round up- Saatchi Middle East art show unveiled- which artists are critic favorites? 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We attended the seminar and have teased out surprising facts and intriguing assertions for you to mull. Background to the photography market First photography auction was held in 1971 initiated by Sotheby’s. Over the past 15 years, this medium has out-performed every other major medium including sculpture, prints, painting and sculpture. In its early history this sector of the art market encountered resistance with buyers concerned that the works were not unique and therefore were not a viable investment. The development of controlled limited editioning in the seventies helped allay fears and the market saw steady but modest growth. This all changed in 1989/1990 which marked the 150th anniversary of the introduction of photography and the market experienced a 45% leap in sales. Further steady growth marked the next 15 years until 2005 after which sales took off. 2006 saw the highest price ever paid for a photograph …US$2.6m.
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    AR T TEFAF ART BASEL HONG KONG ARMORY WeeK NORMAN LEWIS + A UCTION THE INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE FOR ART COLLECTORS MARCH 2015 MIDDLE EASteRN ART: INSIDER PICKS WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVE FOCUS ON THE MIDDLE FOCUS KAZUO SHIRAGA’s GUTAI SCRAPBOOK Ea ST AT HOME WITH COLLECTOR CHRISTOPHER TSAI MULTIPLES MARKET BLOUIN MUSHROOMS A RTIN F O.CO ANDREW SENDOR M MA RCH 201 5 SHIFTING SAND23 MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS FROM THE MIDDLES EAST WHO TRANSCEND BORDERS WHILE TACKLING SUCH THEMES AS IDENTITY AND EXILE 78 BY TRENT MORSE he topics of wealth and conflict are running March 5 through June 5, participants come from all seemingly unavoidable in discussions of around the world, but curator Eungie Joo is privileging artists the Islamic world. When it comes to active in or with ties to the region. Further down the road, the region’s art scenes, headlines focus when the 56th Venice Biennale opens in May, the group shows on either the investment in world- in the pavilions of Iraq (curated by Philippe Van Cauteren, class museums and the establishment artistic director of s.m.a.k., the Museum of Contemporary Art of auction-house outposts in the in Ghent) and the United Arab Emirates (curated by Sheikha Gulf states, or the looting and the loss Hoor bint Sultan Al Qasimi, president and director of the of cultural heritage elsewhere in the Sharjah Art Foundation) will be augmented by “In the Eye greater Middle East and North of the Thunderstorm,” an official collateral exhibition of art of Africa (mena). What’s overlooked in the Middle East commissioned by Omar Donia, founder of this dyad is the artists from the Contemporary Practices art journal.